Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam

by Vivek Agnihotri

‘For the revolution to come, we must destroy any narrative which is against Naxalism. Including your film.’ ‘Why are you doing this?’ ‘Because we want an India which is free of Brahmins like you.’ I should feel offended. But I like his arrogance and upfront contempt for the truth. The Leftists’ contempt for Brahmins is as dangerous as Brahmin discrimination against Dalits. India is facing reverse casteism. He isn’t a Dalit. He is a Bengali. He is an educated, English-speaking Bengali training to be a lawyer – a lethal combination. Leftists always target such young boys and girls, who are angry with the system, as soon as they enter the campus because angry people are most vulnerable. These vulnerable students are then brainwashed with a false argument against Brahminism and gut-wrenching stories of oppression and class struggle.